I have a nuisance (my mom) in my room.

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Hello friends,
Suppose that I am talking to my girl friend through the cellphone sitting in my room.
But suddenly my mom enters to my home. I want to tell my girl friend that I have a person in my room bothering
me (my mom) and I will call you later. But I can't find the word.
I mean I can't find this word: a person who bothers or disturbs you while you are doing something.
Is it ok to use the word "nuisance" to refer it to my mom?
Look at my self made example:

Me: Honey, long time no see. I really miss you....
My girl friend: I miss you too Alex.....
(Suddenly my mom enters to my room and cleans my room)
Me: Honey, I will call you later.
My girl friend: Why? Anything wrong?
Me: (whispering) Honey, I have a nuisance (my mom) in my room.
My girl friend: Who's that?
Me: It's my mom.
My girl friend: Hahaha,(laughing) ok. Bye for now.

Thank you
 
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Suppose that I am talking to my girl friend through the cellphone sitting in my room.
That makes it sound as if the cellphone is sitting in your room.
 

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That makes it sound as if the cellphone is sitting in your room.
Hahaha,:-D
It was my grammatical mistake. I mean talking to my girl friend with my cell phone while sitting in my room.
 

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Hahaha,:-D
It was my grammatical mistake. I mean talking to my [STRIKE]girl friend[/STRIKE] girlfriend [STRIKE]with[/STRIKE] on my cell phone while sitting in my room.

With my corrections in red, I think we now have what you meant.
 

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Sorry, but this dialog is the strangest thing I've ever read :-D
 

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Anyway - to return to your original question: I don't think your mother would very much like to be called a "nuisance". Perhaps you could refer to her presence as a "distraction"?
 

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Hello friends,
Suppose that I am talking to my girl friend through the cellphone sitting in my room.
But suddenly my mom enters to my home. I want to tell my girl friend that I have a person in my room bothering
me (my mom) and I will call you later. But I can't find the word.
I mean I can't find this word: a person who bothers or disturbs you while you are doing something.
Is it ok to use the word "nuisance" to refer it to my mom?
Look at my self made example:

Me: Honey, long time no see. I really miss you....
My girl friend: I miss you too Alex.....
(Suddenly my mom enters to my room and cleans my room)
Me: Honey, I will call you later.
My girl friend: Why? Anything wrong?
Me: (whispering) Honey, I have a nuisance (my mom) in my room.
My girl friend: Who's that?
Me: It's my mom.
My girl friend: Hahaha,(laughing) ok. Bye for now.

Thank you

I don't think you need to call your mom anything. Why not just say, "My mom came to clean my room"?
 

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By the time I had girlfriends, my mother was not cleaning my room.
 

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Hello friends,
Suppose that I am talking to my girl friend through the cellphone sitting in my room.
But suddenly my mom enters to my home. I want to tell my girl friend that I have a person in my room bothering
me (my mom) and I will call you later. But I can't find the word.
I mean I can't find this word: a person who bothers or disturbs you while you are doing something.
Is it ok to use the word "nuisance" to refer it to my mom?
Look at my self made example:

Me: Honey, long time no see. I really miss you....
My girl friend: I miss you too Alex.....
(Suddenly my mom enters to my room and cleans my room)
Me: Honey, I will call you later.
My girl friend: Why? Anything wrong?
Me: (whispering) Honey, I have a nuisance (my mom) in my room.
My girl friend: Who's that?
Me: It's my mom.
My girl friend: Hahaha,(laughing) ok. Bye for now.

Thank you

I agree that it's rather an odd conversation.

A: Hey honey. I haven't seen you for ages. I really miss you.
B: I miss you too.
A: Oh, I'll have to call you back later.
B: Why, what's up?
A: I just can't talk at the moment. There's someone else here.
B: OK. Bye then.

Then the next time you speak to her (or see her), you would say "Sorry, my mum came into my room while we were on the phone". It seems very strange to me that you would call your own mother a nuisance while she is in earshot.
 

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Hello again, tahnks so much for your beautiful comments.
Some told me that it's disrespectful to use the word "nuisance" to refer to a mom.
But what about this word "Intruder"?
Is it ok to be used in that circumstance? Is the word "intruder" common or natural or much used to you native English speakers?

I haven't seen you for ages.
Why, what's up?
Thanks for correction. But would you please tell me that why mine were not good?
I mean: "long time no see" and "anything wrong"
I mean what's the difference between mine and yours?

Thank you so much
 

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By the time I had girlfriends, my mother was not cleaning my room.

Nor were there cell phones yet, right? ;-)
 

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I agree that it's rather an odd conversation.

A: Hey honey. I haven't seen you for ages. I really miss you.
B: I miss you too.
A: Oh, I'll have to call you back later.
B: Why, what's up?
A: I just can't talk at the moment. There's someone else here.
B: OK. Bye then.

Then the next time you speak to her (or see her), you would say "Sorry, my mum came into my room while we were on the phone". It seems very strange to me that you would call your own mother a nuisance while she is in earshot.

I think this is just what sb70012 needs - a natural conversation.

sb70012, my advice to you - don't try just to translate words from your native tongue directly into Englsh. This forum is especially helpful for those who try and learn to word their ideas the way a native speaker would do it.
 

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Some told me that it's disrespectful to use the word "nuisance" to refer to a mom.
But what about this word "Intruder"?
Is it ok to be used in that circumstance? Is the word "intruder" common or natural or much used to you native English speakers?
No - not in your context.
 

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Hello again, tahnks so much for your beautiful comments.
Some told me that it's disrespectful to use the word "nuisance" to refer to a mom.
But what about this word "Intruder"?
Is it ok to be used in that circumstance? Is the word "intruder" common or natural or much used to you native English speakers?
Is there such a word in your language? The one you would use referring to your Mum in the situation you have described?

I only can imagine a situation when my Mum and I like to joke and understand each other perfectly, so that she wouldn't feel offended if I say "There is an "intruder" in my room", on the contrary, she would smile. Still smiling, she would leave the room letting me have a private conversation (perhaps winking an eye at me). But if it's all serious, no kidding, then no special word to call your Mum in her presence could be used without her feeling offended. Any of such words would sound offensive to a Mum without a sense of humour.
 
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